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Dubai: The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) initiated today a new Children's Villa, sponsored by HSBC, to house victims of violence and exploitation of children between 0 to 12 years old, who have no parents or dependents.
HE Ahmed Bin Darwish Al Muhairi, Chairman of DFWAC and HE Afra Al Basti, Director General of DFWAC, NFC Member, initiated the new building at the Foundation’s headquarter in Dubai, with the participation of Abdulfattah Sharaf, CEO, HSBC UAE, and Ali Al Mutawa, Secretary-General of Mohammed Bin Rashid Global Centre for Awqaf and Endowment.
The new children’s villa includes more than 20 rooms, with a capacity reaching 25 children, a 24 hours supervision as well as nannies providing all forms of support for children, supervisors and a psychologist.
The Villa also provides a social worker and a nurse to follow up on the children’s development regularly and develop intervention and rehabilitation plans for each child.
The children's villa is designed to meet the best international standards in terms of choosing colors, furniture and decoration, and to align with the children's biological, psychological, social and developmental needs, and provide a rich environment that stimulates the child's senses and imagination.
The villa is divided into two wings, one for infants and children at pre-school age, and the other for children of school age up to 12 years. The wings include bedrooms, classrooms, functional rooms, play area, living rooms, kitchens, stores, toilets, offices Administrative, rooms for supervisors and jams, reception area, nursing rooms and laundry rooms.
The construction of the villa took about a year, funded by HSBC who donated 1 million dollars to build this Villa, and to support DFWAC to provide care and protection for the victims of violence of women and children.
During the opening ceremony, Mohammed Bin Rashid Global Centre for Awqaf and Endowment honored HSBC for the support that they provided for DFWAC and the social work in the UAE in general.
HE Ahmed bin Darwish Al Muhairi said that the process of development and construction in the Foundation does not stop and has no limits, similar to the wise leadership approach and the firm principle laid down by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai thatThere is no end line for success and excellence.
He added that the Foundation highly appreciates the support provided by the Bank of HSBC, noting that this new achievement of the opening of the Children's Villa would not have been possible without the support of the Bank and its keenness to contribute to the consolidation of the stability and development of the UAE community.
HE Afra Al Basti, Director General of DFWAC, said that the Foundation is constantly developing its services to keep up with the best international practices, in line with the UAE's and its wise leadership to achieve excellence and leadership in all fields. And opening this villa is a major step in this context.
"We highly appreciate the great support that we received by HSBC, which gives a great example in the corporate social responsibility field, and contribute significantly to strengthening stability of the community.
“Being connected, open and dependable are HSBC’s core values and supporting this new children's accommodation within the DFWAC complex clearly speaks to those values by providing the certainty of safe shelter for some of society’s most vulnerable people”. Said Abdulfattah Sharaf, CEO, HSBC UAE.
HE Ali Al Mutawa, Secretary-General of Mohammed Bin Rashid Global Centre for Awqaf and Endowment, said: "The concerted efforts of the public and private sectors contribute to the strengthening of the community safety and support the goal of achieving annual growth in humanitarian work, as per the The Fifty-Year Charter declared by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
He added that the cooperation between the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children with private sector entities that are keen to implement social responsible initiatives is an essential element in achieving a cohesive society that supports its most vulnerable groups.
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The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) is the first licensed non-profit shelter in the UAE for women and children victims of domestic violence, child abuse, and human trafficking. It was established in July 2007 to offer victims immediate protection and support services in accordance with international human rights obligations.
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